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[laughter] "life of pi" is not a biography of governor chris christie. one that i did see was about the iranian hostage crisis -- it deals with a group of americans to abuse, mockery, and a mass demonstration by a furious mob of radicals. john boehner call that "tuesday ." we may soon have another movie star in washington dc. ashley judd is considering a jud insta mitch mcconnell. apparently her tax -- platform includes higher taxes, more spending, and not posing any serious threat to president obama's agenda, which is pounded the mcconnell campaign to label her as a copycat. -- prompted the mcconnell campaign to label her as a copycat. i'm still having flashbacks to be 2012 election. i spend as much time as anyone traveling around the country in support of mitt romney, who i absolutely love. every once in a while you come across mitt romney -- you just stick that thing in the back and crank it back up and he is good for another 48 hours. [laughter] there is one thing the media did not know that happened. a real good piece of bipartisanship. the presiden
[laughter] "life of pi" is not a biography of governor chris christie. one that i did see was about the iranian hostage crisis -- it deals with a group of americans to abuse, mockery, and a mass demonstration by a furious mob of radicals. john boehner call that "tuesday ." we may soon have another movie star in washington dc. ashley judd is considering a jud insta mitch mcconnell. apparently her tax -- platform includes higher taxes, more spending, and not posing any serious...
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chris christie could make his appearance. and he knows that he is the butt of jokes. and there are some of them he actually enjoys like this one. >> a billion dollars will be spent on potato chips for super bowl and that's just to cover the christie family. [ laughter ] >> bill: that was a letterman joke. the friday before the super bowl. and as far as is he healthy enough to run for president or run for re-election as governor, chris christie no problem. >> dave, my cholesterol's normal, believe it or not. >> that's pretty good. and what about your blood sugar? >> blood sugar also normal. basically, i'm the healthiest fat guy you've ever seen in your life. >> bill: it's nice he can joke about it. >> by the way -- there are a lot of fat guys who will make that claim. i've met many fat guys who are like i'm healthy as a horse. i'm the healthiest fat guy you'll want to meet. he's not the only person to use that. >> bill: to use that line. >> yeah. >> bill: he also needs to lose some weight. >> he could lose some weight. >> bill: we got a great line-up for you today. amo
chris christie could make his appearance. and he knows that he is the butt of jokes. and there are some of them he actually enjoys like this one. >> a billion dollars will be spent on potato chips for super bowl and that's just to cover the christie family. [ laughter ] >> bill: that was a letterman joke. the friday before the super bowl. and as far as is he healthy enough to run for president or run for re-election as governor, chris christie no problem. >> dave, my...
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chris christie. it started when he went on with david letterman the other night and he made a lot of jokes about you and i've made jokes about your weight. chris christie has a good sense of humor most of the time. he went along with it and actually said, remember, that my cholesterol is fine. my blood sugar level is fine. in fact, he said "i'm the healthiest fat manuel's ever know." he got a laugh. well, the laughs stopped when former white house physician connie mariano was asked by cnn about chris christie and she said she's a republican. she was put in the white house by first president bush in the white house physician's office. she's a republican. she likes chris christie but she's worried about him. >> i worry that he may have a heart attack. he may have a stroke. it is almost like a time bomb waiting to happen unless he addresses those issues before he runs for office. >> bill: whoa! whoa! i think she's right. >> she is right. >> bill: but chris christie, he didn't like it. uh-huh. >> if she
chris christie. it started when he went on with david letterman the other night and he made a lot of jokes about you and i've made jokes about your weight. chris christie has a good sense of humor most of the time. he went along with it and actually said, remember, that my cholesterol is fine. my blood sugar level is fine. in fact, he said "i'm the healthiest fat manuel's ever know." he got a laugh. well, the laughs stopped when former white house physician connie mariano was asked by...
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chris christie turned 50. he blew out the candles on his cake and he wished for another cake. $1 billion will be spent on potato chips for super bowl sunday and that's just at governor christi's house. >> that's what ambitious politicians have to do, be good sports. >>> missouri's house speaker signed on to a petition in 2009 alleging that president obama's not a u.s. citizen. recently jones was asked the obvious question. what was he thinking? and while you're watching, see if you recognize this set, the tv set here. >> for a while you were part of a lawsuit that ended up being dismissed in federal court alleging that president obama might not be a legitimate candidate because he might not have been born in the united states. i mean, having looked at that, i guess my initial question with all due respect is how could someone who is a public servant put their name on something that ridiculous? that's just completely off the wall and delusional, isn't it? >> well a constituent of mine, a personal constituent of
chris christie turned 50. he blew out the candles on his cake and he wished for another cake. $1 billion will be spent on potato chips for super bowl sunday and that's just at governor christi's house. >> that's what ambitious politicians have to do, be good sports. >>> missouri's house speaker signed on to a petition in 2009 alleging that president obama's not a u.s. citizen. recently jones was asked the obvious question. what was he thinking? and while you're watching, see if...
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last year chris christie told voters they picked a retread in brown. >> not as much hair. i've slowed down a bit but i ran three miles in 29 minutes two nights ago. i hereby challenge governor christie to a three mile race, push-up contest, and a chinup contest. i have no doubt of the outcome. >> well, next. ready to meet the assemblyman who missed the memo on how not to speak about gun control. while americans are eantitled t have strong opinions, there is also language that is inappropriate in any discussion. the supporters of gun control are doing something aikin to what hitler's germany did to strip citizens of guns in the run-up to the second world war. here's steve mclaughlin yesterday frustrated with how quickly the gun control bill was passed. >> we're told to shupt up and vote. that's what this is about. don't question it. just vote. that's the message here. hitler would be proud. mussolini would be proud of what we did here. but that's not democracy. >> there you have it. a few hours later he released a video apology calling his statement an honest mistake. >>> f
last year chris christie told voters they picked a retread in brown. >> not as much hair. i've slowed down a bit but i ran three miles in 29 minutes two nights ago. i hereby challenge governor christie to a three mile race, push-up contest, and a chinup contest. i have no doubt of the outcome. >> well, next. ready to meet the assemblyman who missed the memo on how not to speak about gun control. while americans are eantitled t have strong opinions, there is also language that is...
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chris christie turned 50. he blew out the candles on his cake and he wished for another cake. a billion dollars would be spent on potato chips for super bowl sunday, and that's just at governor christie's house. >> this is fun to watch. now, i don't agree with much of christie's politics, but he's real. he can make fun of himself, and he's not afraid to do the right thing. like when he worked directly with president obama in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. he even praised the president days before the election. again, now, i disagree with governor christie on the issues. and governor, if you're ever serious about dieting, i know a guy that you can get some advice from. call me. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton, "hardball" starts right now. >>> running for cover. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this crying and gnashing of republican teeth. it started with karl rove wailing in the gop wilderness screaming for an end to crazy candidate
chris christie turned 50. he blew out the candles on his cake and he wished for another cake. a billion dollars would be spent on potato chips for super bowl sunday, and that's just at governor christie's house. >> this is fun to watch. now, i don't agree with much of christie's politics, but he's real. he can make fun of himself, and he's not afraid to do the right thing. like when he worked directly with president obama in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. he even praised the president...
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christie just vetoed a minimum wage to help working people raise the minimum wage in the state from seven twenty five to fifty you vetoed it and then he vetoed legislation that would have given the state authority to buy up foreclosed homes turn them into low income housing for people who lost their homes and even to another piece of legislation they would have given the state the ability to pay off homeowners who've lost their jobs in this recession or are under employed to help stay in their homes to avoid foreclosure their vetoed all those at the same time we see banks we saw wall street past the fourteen thousand mark and we have a new report of adele's spread that shows twelve banks own seventy percent of all banking assets so wall to wall street especially the big banks that got bailed out are doing just fine while homeowners are still screwed there's about three to ten million homes that are still on virgin or that high and low so here's the question in two thousand and set of bailing out the banks what if we bailed out homeowners gave money to homeowners to then pay down the
christie just vetoed a minimum wage to help working people raise the minimum wage in the state from seven twenty five to fifty you vetoed it and then he vetoed legislation that would have given the state authority to buy up foreclosed homes turn them into low income housing for people who lost their homes and even to another piece of legislation they would have given the state the ability to pay off homeowners who've lost their jobs in this recession or are under employed to help stay in their...
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kasick could help other governors like chris christie and scott walker who are caught between wanting to improve the lives of their constituents or be douche nozzles. oh, i'm sorry. if implemented in full the medicaid expansion is projected to provide insurance coverage to some 17 million new americans over a decade. once again bad, jim. >> terrible. >> stephanie: but the supreme court ruling could substantially reduce that figure. kasick and moody noted that ohio -- so they still maintain some degree of douche nozzlery. >> your boyfriend chris kluwe is on the tv >> stephanie: he is no cute. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: remember when a geek you were when we got the white house tour. you were like is that the -- ha -- ha -- ha -- >> the oval office. >> stephanie: with the white house undergoing renovation the president may have to move into a replica of the oval office. [overlapping speakers] [ laughter ] >> stephanie: if you missed the story because we went to a dinner party there she served hot brie and melissa fitzgerald had a stripper pole in her apartment, an
kasick could help other governors like chris christie and scott walker who are caught between wanting to improve the lives of their constituents or be douche nozzles. oh, i'm sorry. if implemented in full the medicaid expansion is projected to provide insurance coverage to some 17 million new americans over a decade. once again bad, jim. >> terrible. >> stephanie: but the supreme court ruling could substantially reduce that figure. kasick and moody noted that ohio -- so they still...
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connie is concerned about governor chris christie and his weight fearing he's at risk for heart attack or stroke. christie told constituents yesterday he's well aware and knows it is an issue. >> so far up to 50 years old i've been remarkably healthy. my doctor continues to warn me my luck is going to run out relatively soon. believe me, it is something i'm conscious of. >> he says he has a plan. we're back with more show after the break. stay with us. (vo) this afternoon, current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. irene, drop the itch. we dropped the itch, you can too. with maximum strength scalpicin®. it's not a shampoo so you can stop intense itch fast wherever you are. i dropped the itch. free yourself from embarrassing scalp itch. drop the itch w
connie is concerned about governor chris christie and his weight fearing he's at risk for heart attack or stroke. christie told constituents yesterday he's well aware and knows it is an issue. >> so far up to 50 years old i've been remarkably healthy. my doctor continues to warn me my luck is going to run out relatively soon. believe me, it is something i'm conscious of. >> he says he has a plan. we're back with more show after the break. stay with us. (vo) this afternoon, current...
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i want to play a clip from chris christie. this is him responding to a former white house position who claimed on cnn who was worried he could die in office. listen to what chris christie had to say today. >> this is just another hack who wants five minutes on tv. it's completely irresponsible. my children saw that last night. and she sat there on tv and said, i'm afraid he's going to die in office. i have four children between 9 and 19. i have my 12-year-old son come to me last night and said, dad, are you going to die? that's irresponsible stuff. >> i totally agree with him. being elise, i think that this obsession with chris christie's weight -- i've rarely met a politician with more drive and ambition than chris christie. why do we care so much about it. he's done an amazing job in the last few months. he's the most popular politician in the country. >> i think it's america's obsession with weight, and our country, your from london, u.k., our obsession with genetically processed foods and all that, america does have a weig
i want to play a clip from chris christie. this is him responding to a former white house position who claimed on cnn who was worried he could die in office. listen to what chris christie had to say today. >> this is just another hack who wants five minutes on tv. it's completely irresponsible. my children saw that last night. and she sat there on tv and said, i'm afraid he's going to die in office. i have four children between 9 and 19. i have my 12-year-old son come to me last night and...
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i want to play a clip from chris christie. this is him responding to a former white house physician who claimed on cnn she was worried chris christie could die in office. listen to what chris christie had to say about that today. >> this is just another hack who wants five minutes on tv. and it's completely irresponsible. completely irresponsible. my children saw that last night. and she sat there on tv and said, i'm afraid he's going to die in office. i have four children between 9 and 19. you know, i have my children -- my 12-year-old son comes to me last night and said, "dad, are you going to die?" i mean, come on. this is irresponsible stuff. >> well, i totally agree with him. and b, elyse, i think that this obsession with chris christie's weight -- i've rarely met a politician with more drive and energy than chris christie. he knows he's got a problem with the weight. i know he's trying to lose the weight because he's told me himself. why do we care so much about it? he's done an amazing job in the last few months. so muc
i want to play a clip from chris christie. this is him responding to a former white house physician who claimed on cnn she was worried chris christie could die in office. listen to what chris christie had to say about that today. >> this is just another hack who wants five minutes on tv. and it's completely irresponsible. completely irresponsible. my children saw that last night. and she sat there on tv and said, i'm afraid he's going to die in office. i have four children between 9 and...
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. >>> chris christie sits down and snacks to david letterman. how he reacts when asked about the weight jokes. >>> alicia, a kidnapping survivor that helps other victims. and stacy head, the new orleans city council talking about the blackout. dean heller, dr. helen fisher with match.com, unveiling new numbers on singles in america. berman. no offense, mrs. berman. just kidding and comedian and author heather mcdonald. >> we haven't even started and i'm in trouble. it's tuesday, february 5th. "starting point" begins right now. >>> and our starting point this morning. new details behind the six-day or deal for a 5-year-old boy held captive in an underground bunker in alabama. little ethan back in the arms of his family this morning. >> his abductor, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes is dead. killed in the raid that freed that little boy. they used secret cameras to watch dykes, noticed he was acting erratically and that time may had been running out. victor blackwell is live. what a relief for this family. victor, good morning. >> reporter: good mornin
. >>> chris christie sits down and snacks to david letterman. how he reacts when asked about the weight jokes. >>> alicia, a kidnapping survivor that helps other victims. and stacy head, the new orleans city council talking about the blackout. dean heller, dr. helen fisher with match.com, unveiling new numbers on singles in america. berman. no offense, mrs. berman. just kidding and comedian and author heather mcdonald. >> we haven't even started and i'm in trouble. it's...
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christie just vetoed a minimum wage to help working people raise the minimum wage in the state from seven twenty five to fifty if you don't it and then he vetoed legislation that would have given the state authority to buy up foreclosed homes turn them into low income housing for people who lost their homes and even to another piece of legislation that would have given the state the ability to pay off homeowners who've lost. their jobs in this recession are under employed to help stay in their homes to avoid foreclosure their vetoed all those at the same time we see banks we saw wall street past the fourteen thousand mark and we have a new report of adele's spread that shows twelve banks own seventy percent of all banking assets so wall to wall street especially the big banks that got bailed out are doing just fine while homeowners are still screwed there's about three to ten million homes that are still in virgin were at high and low so here's the question in two thousand and set of bailing out the banks what if we bailed out homeowners gave money to homeowners to then pay down the
christie just vetoed a minimum wage to help working people raise the minimum wage in the state from seven twenty five to fifty if you don't it and then he vetoed legislation that would have given the state authority to buy up foreclosed homes turn them into low income housing for people who lost their homes and even to another piece of legislation that would have given the state the ability to pay off homeowners who've lost. their jobs in this recession are under employed to help stay in their...
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>> is it chris christie campaigning for geraldo rivera? is that just something that you can't wait to see? >> it's an interesting time if you're ever going to, you know, go for a senate seat when you're an unlikely candidate, doing it on the tails of chris christie is probably a really smart thing to do. >> but the reality of new jersey is what it is. but this -- how has cory booker handled this frank lautenberg dance? it doesn't look to me he's handled it well. >> it's a difficult situation, no doubt about it. still an incumbent u.s. senator for all intents and purposes still claims to be the incumbent u.s. senator. i don't think there's an easy way of doing it. >> i think the person who has handled it worse is frank lautenberg who is constantly out there taunting cory booker. who has a million followers on twitter. he's a good guy. he's saving dogs. he's saving people from their homes. i don't know if i would -- >> given new jersey's politics, i don't know if this could have gone down any differently. >> that's what cory booker people cl
>> is it chris christie campaigning for geraldo rivera? is that just something that you can't wait to see? >> it's an interesting time if you're ever going to, you know, go for a senate seat when you're an unlikely candidate, doing it on the tails of chris christie is probably a really smart thing to do. >> but the reality of new jersey is what it is. but this -- how has cory booker handled this frank lautenberg dance? it doesn't look to me he's handled it well. >> it's...
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but i'm not sure how much chris christie's endorsement matters compared to fox news' endorsement. should he run, it will be just another step in the consolidation of fox news and the republican party. >> michael, you know, name recognition. he could probably raise a little bit of money. he can handle the media. he is an advocate for people in a sense. journalistic credentials a little shaky at times. would he be a potential winner, do you think? >> you know, ed, i think geraldo is a smart guy. i do his radio show sometimes, and, you know, i've talked with him. he knows issues. he knows policy. he is pretty moderate. he is pro-choice, which a lot of people may not know yet. now, that may kill him in a primary, even in new jersey. republicans around the country, republican primary electorates are pretty conservative. so that issue alone may do him in. i also remember being on his radio show once when he did this odd endorsement. i think he said, i will vote for romney, but i personally support obama or something odd like that. people will have to look that up, and they will. and of
but i'm not sure how much chris christie's endorsement matters compared to fox news' endorsement. should he run, it will be just another step in the consolidation of fox news and the republican party. >> michael, you know, name recognition. he could probably raise a little bit of money. he can handle the media. he is an advocate for people in a sense. journalistic credentials a little shaky at times. would he be a potential winner, do you think? >> you know, ed, i think geraldo is a...
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is chris christie a taker? are the people on the jersey shore takers? not makers? are the people in connecticut and on staten island who were devastated by sandy takers and not makers? the congress of the united states, over the last couple months, just voted about 60 or 70 billion dollars to repair the devastation in the new york metropolitan area through new jersey up to connecticut. and i guarantee you that a lot of people who enjoyed the jersey shore or a lot of people who lived on staten island might under other circumstances find a message like ken cuccinnelli's somewhat appealing about the takers in american society, about how the people who become dependent on government. but then when disaster struck the whole rest of the country through the congress weren't takers or makers. they were givers. because this is one country and this is a place where people get together when necessary. now, that was one event and one disaster. but the whole idea of what federal programs are about are not about makers and takers. they're about giving everybody a chance. >> they
is chris christie a taker? are the people on the jersey shore takers? not makers? are the people in connecticut and on staten island who were devastated by sandy takers and not makers? the congress of the united states, over the last couple months, just voted about 60 or 70 billion dollars to repair the devastation in the new york metropolitan area through new jersey up to connecticut. and i guarantee you that a lot of people who enjoyed the jersey shore or a lot of people who lived on staten...
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. >> now, on the national level, there is new jersey governor chris christie. let's take a look at his appearance on david letterman. >> i've made jokes about you, not just one or two. not just ongoing here and there, intermittent. >> i didn't know it was going to be this long. >> joking aside, christie has an innate ability to know the room and be the regular guy. and isn't this what the republican party is lacking right now? i mean, they've got an identity crisis. why not start with the regular guy next door? is he the best bet they have? >> to some extent, the problem is how does he get through if he runs for president, how does he get through that republican primary. the party right now is dominated by a clear faction on the right that thinks their policies are the right ones for the country. there is no negotiation, no compromise whether that's on immigration, whether that's on taxes, whether it's on social issues. the problem that they ignore and the groups in the tea party in the far right ignored is the country has moved. it's moved more to the middle.
. >> now, on the national level, there is new jersey governor chris christie. let's take a look at his appearance on david letterman. >> i've made jokes about you, not just one or two. not just ongoing here and there, intermittent. >> i didn't know it was going to be this long. >> joking aside, christie has an innate ability to know the room and be the regular guy. and isn't this what the republican party is lacking right now? i mean, they've got an identity crisis. why...
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there is chris christie going on letterman, next stop? where? >> well, next stop he will run for re-election as governor. but you know, the good thing about what chris christie is doing is one, we're all talking about him. have you been watching the clip of him eating the donut, since 6:00 this morning -- i laugh every time. the other thing it does is it shows that he has a sense of humor, that he is listening to all of these jokes. he knows what people are saying about him and his weight. and he is willing to laugh at himself. not that he needed to humanize himself, not just to the audience as the guy that screams during the middle of the presidential campaign, or in other situations. >> let's listen to another situation with dave talking about his political future. >> if you were reelected and then had to run for a campaign in 2016, would you do that to the people of new jersey? would they let you do that? >> listen, i mean, i think people understand that if you see something you think you can do and do it well, people give you a fair opportun
there is chris christie going on letterman, next stop? where? >> well, next stop he will run for re-election as governor. but you know, the good thing about what chris christie is doing is one, we're all talking about him. have you been watching the clip of him eating the donut, since 6:00 this morning -- i laugh every time. the other thing it does is it shows that he has a sense of humor, that he is listening to all of these jokes. he knows what people are saying about him and his...